US10514058B2 - Bearing device and rotary machine - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to a bearing device for rotatably supporting a rotational shaft, and a rotary machine.
- a rotary machine such as a steam turbine and a gas turbine includes a bearing device for rotatably supporting a rotor shaft (rotational shaft).
- a rotor shaft rotational shaft
- lubricant oil is interposed between an outer peripheral surface of the rotor shaft and a bearing surface of a bearing portion supporting the rotor shaft, to ensure a lubricating property therebetween.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a tilting-pad bearing configured to support a rotor shaft with a plurality of bearing pads arranged in the circumferential direction of the rotational shaft.
- lubricant oil is supplied from a plurality of oil-supply nozzles disposed upstream and downstream of the bearing pads, to the gap between the outer peripheral surface of the rotor shaft and the bearing surfaces of the bearing pads.
- side plates are disposed on both end surfaces of the lower half part of the carrier ring, so as to suppress leakage of lubricant oil supplied from the oil-supply nozzles to the outside.
- Patent Document 1 does not disclose any specific measure for suppressing temperature increase of the bearing pads.
- an object of at least one embodiment of the present invention is to provide a bearing device whereby it is possible to suppress temperature increase of a bearing portion effectively, and a rotary machine.
- a bearing device includes: a carrier ring; a first bearing portion disposed along an outer periphery of a rotor shaft on a radially inner side of the carrier ring; a second bearing portion disposed along the outer periphery of the rotor shaft and downstream of the first bearing portion, with respect to a rotational direction of the rotor shaft, on the radially inner side of the carrier ring; a pair of side plates disposed along the outer periphery of the rotor shaft, on both sides of the carrier ring with respect to an axial direction.
- a groove extending in a circumferential direction along a side surface of the first bearing portion is formed at least in a part of an extending range of the first bearing portion.
- the bearing device further includes an oil guide portion configured to guide oil after flowing into the groove from a gap between an inner peripheral surface of the first bearing portion and an outer peripheral surface of the rotor shaft and return the oil to a gap between a downstream end portion of the first bearing portion and an upstream end portion of the second bearing portion.
- oil having a relatively low-temperature flowing through the groove that extends in the circumferential direction along the side surface of the first bearing portion is returned by the oil guide portion to the gap between the downstream end portion of the first bearing portion and the upstream end portion of the second bearing portion.
- the oil guide portion includes a flow guide wall disposed on each of the side plates so as to protrude toward the carrier ring inside the groove, and the flow guide wall is inclined from a direction orthogonal to an axial direction of the rotor shaft, so as to become closer to the carrier ring toward a downstream side with respect to the rotational direction of the rotor shaft.
- the oil guide portion includes the flow guide wall disposed on each of the side plates so as to protrude toward the carrier ring in the groove, and thus it is possible to change the flow direction of oil flowing through the groove toward the center side with respect to the width direction of the second bearing portion, with the flow guide wall.
- the flow guide wall is inclined from a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the rotor shaft so as to become closer to the carrier ring toward the downstream side with respect to the rotational direction of the rotor shaft, and thus it is possible to change the flow direction smoothly without impairing the flow of oil (side flow) inside the groove.
- the oil guide portion includes an inner flow passage disposed inside the side plates so as to bring into communication an oil inlet aperture and an oil outlet aperture each of which has an opening into the groove.
- the oil inlet aperture is positioned by the side of the first bearing portion.
- the oil outlet aperture is disposed on a circumferential-directional position between the downstream end portion of the first bearing portion and the upstream end portion of the second bearing portion.
- the flow of oil (side flow) in the groove passes through the inner flow passage from the oil inlet aperture by the side of the first bearing portion, and returns into the groove from the oil outlet aperture disposed between the downstream end portion of the first bearing portion and the upstream end portion of the second bearing portion.
- the groove extends along the outer periphery of the rotor shaft, in a circumferential-directional range including an extending range of the first bearing portion and the second bearing portion.
- the bearing device further includes a fin which is disposed on an inner peripheral surface of each of the side plates and which extends along the outer periphery of the rotor shaft on both sides across the downstream end portion of the first bearing portion with respect to the rotational direction of the rotor shaft.
- the groove is formed by a recess portion defined by the fin and the inner peripheral surface of each side plate which is closer to the carrier ring than the fin.
- the fin on the inner peripheral surface of the side plate along the outer periphery of the rotor shaft, it is possible to form the groove (recess portion) with a simple configuration. Furthermore, since a portion other than the fin, of the outer peripheral surface of the side plate, functions as the groove, it is possible to ensure a sufficient flow-passage cross sectional area for the groove to guide relatively low-temperature oil leaking sideways from the gap between the inner peripheral surface of the first bearing portion and the outer peripheral surface of the rotor shaft.
- a gap between the inner peripheral surface of each of the side plates and the outer peripheral surface of the rotor shaft is narrower in a circumferential directional region of at least a part of an extending range of the first bearing portion than in at least a part of a circumferential directional range upstream of an upstream end portion of the first bearing portion and downstream of a downstream end portion of the second bearing portion.
- a bottom surface of the groove is positioned on an inner side of an outer peripheral surface of the first bearing portion, with respect to a radial direction of the carrier ring.
- the groove is disposed on the inner side of the outer peripheral surface of the first bearing portion with respect to the radial direction of the carrier ring, and thus it is possible to receive relatively low-temperature oil leaking sideways from the first bearing portion to the space surrounded by the bottom surface of the groove of the side plate and the side surface of the first bearing portion.
- the bearing device further includes a semi-circular bearing portion disposed on a radially inner side of an upper half region of the carrier ring and configured to restrain backlash of the rotor shaft from above.
- the first bearing portion and the second bearing portion are a pair of respective bearing pads disposed on a radially inner side of a lower half region of the carrier ring and configured to support the rotor shaft from below.
- the semi-circular bearing portion is disposed on the radially inner side of the upper half region of the carrier ring, and thereby it is possible to restrict backlash of the rotor shaft with the semi-circular bearing portion, and to prevent breakage or the like of components of the rotary machine due to backlash of the rotor shaft. Furthermore, the first bearing portion and the second bearing portion (a pair of bearing pads) are disposed in the lower half region of the carrier ring, and thus it is possible to support the rotor shaft appropriately with the pair of bearing pads.
- a rotary machine includes: the bearing device according to any one of the above (1) to (9); and a rotational shaft supported by the bearing device.
- the relatively low-temperature oil flowing through the groove extending in the circumferential direction along the side surface of the first bearing portion is returned to the gap between the downstream end portion of the first bearing portion and the upstream end portion of the second bearing portion, and thus it is possible to supply the relatively low-temperature oil to the gap between the inner peripheral surface of the second bearing portion and the outer peripheral surface of the rotor shaft, and to effectively suppress temperature increase of the second bearing portion.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a bearing device according to an embodiment, taken along its axial direction.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view partially showing a lower half region of a bearing device according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the lower half region of the bearing device shown in FIG. 3 , as seen in the direction C.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the lower half region of the bearing device shown in FIG. 3 , taken along line D-D.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the lower half region of the bearing device shown in FIG. 3 , taken along line E-E.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view partially showing a lower half region of a bearing device according to another embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the lower half region of the bearing device shown in FIG. 7 , as seen in the direction F.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the lower half region of the bearing device shown in FIG. 7 , taken along line G-G.
- FIG. 10 is an arrow directional view of the lower half region of the bearing device shown in FIG. 7 , as seen in the direction H.
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration example of a side plate according to another embodiment.
- FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view partially showing the lower half region of a bearing device according to another embodiment (corresponding to FIG. 4 ).
- FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view partially showing the lower half region of a bearing device according to yet another embodiment (corresponding to FIG. 8 ).
- the expression “upper half” in terms like “upper half section” and “upper half region” refers to an upper portion in the vertical direction (gravity direction).
- the expression “lower half” in terms like “lower half section” and “lower half region” refers to a lower portion in the vertical direction (gravity direction).
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a bearing device 10 according to an embodiment, taken along its axial direction.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 2 is a cross section taken in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction.
- axial direction refers to the direction of the center axis O of the rotor shaft 2 supported by the bearing device 10
- radial direction refers to the direction of the radius of the rotor shaft 2
- circumferential direction refers to the circumferential direction of the rotor shaft 2 .
- the bearing device 10 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a tilting-pad bearing (journal bearing) that uses the direct lubrication method as a lubrication method (oil supply method), and includes a first bearing portion (first bearing pad 30 ) and a second bearing portion (second bearing pad 32 ) disposed in the lower half region.
- first bearing portion first bearing pad 30
- second bearing portion second bearing pad 32
- the bearing device 10 shown in the drawings will be described as an example.
- the bearing device 10 according to the present embodiment is not limited to this configuration.
- the bearing device 10 may be a thrust bearing, or may use another lubricant method such as oil bath lubrication.
- another two bearing pads may be disposed in the upper half region, such that four bearing pads are mounted in the circumferential direction in total.
- three or more bearing pads may be disposed in the lower half region.
- the bearing device 10 may be applied to a rotary machine 1 , that is, for instance, a turbine such as a gas turbine, a steam turbine (a steam turbine of a nuclear power plant), and a machine-driving turbine, a wind power machine such as a wind turbine generator, or a supercharger.
- a turbine such as a gas turbine, a steam turbine (a steam turbine of a nuclear power plant), and a machine-driving turbine, a wind power machine such as a wind turbine generator, or a supercharger.
- the rotary machine 1 includes a rotor shaft 2 to be rotary driven, a bearing housing (not shown) accommodating the rotor shaft 2 , and the bearing device 10 for supporting the rotor shaft 2 .
- the bearing device 10 includes a carrier ring 11 mounted to the bearing housing (not shown) of the rotary machine 1 , a pair of side plates 17 , 18 disposed on both sides of the carrier ring 11 with respect to the axial direction, and a first bearing pad 30 and a second bearing pad 32 disposed radially inside the carrier ring 11 .
- the bearing device 10 further includes an oil guide portion 40 , 50 (see FIGS. 3 and 7 ) as features for suppressing temperature increase of the second bearing pad 32 .
- the configuration including the oil guide portion 40 , 50 will be described later.
- the carrier ring 11 includes an upper half section carrier ring 12 and a lower half section carrier ring 13 .
- the upper half section carrier ring 12 and the lower half section carrier ring 13 include inner peripheral surfaces 12 a , 13 a and outer peripheral surfaces 12 b , 13 b , respectively, each of which has a semi-circular cross section in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction.
- the carrier ring 11 is divided into the upper half section carrier ring 12 and the lower half section carrier ring 13 . Nevertheless, the carrier ring 11 may have an integrated structure.
- a pair of side plates 17 , 18 are disposed along the outer periphery of the rotor shaft 2 .
- the side plates 17 , 18 are formed to have a disc shape, and have a hole formed in the center, through which the rotor shaft 2 is inserted. These side plates 17 , 18 suppress outward leakage of lubricant oil supplied from the oil-supply nozzles 25 to 29 described below, to a suitable extent.
- the upper half section carrier ring 12 includes guide metals (semi-circular bearing portions) 20 , 21 mounted to the inner peripheral surface 12 a , mainly to suppress backlash of the rotor shaft 2 from above.
- a pair of guide metals 20 , 21 are mounted on both end sides, with respect to the axial direction, of the upper half section carrier ring 12 , and on the inner side, with respect to the axial direction, of the side plates 17 , 18 .
- the guide metals 20 , 21 are formed to have a semi-circular shape.
- the guide metals 20 , 21 are disposed on the radially inner side of the upper half section carrier ring 12 , and thereby it is possible to restrict backlash of the rotor shaft 2 with the guide metals 20 , 21 , and to prevent breakage or the like of a component due to backlash of the rotor shaft 2 .
- the carrier ring 11 has an integrated structure instead of a structure divided into the upper half section carrier ring 12 and the lower half section carrier ring 13 , or has a structure divided into three pieces or more, it is sufficient if the guide metals 20 , 21 are disposed in the upper half region of the carrier ring 11 .
- the upper half section carrier ring 12 and the lower half section carrier ring 13 include at least one oil-supply nozzles 25 to 29 .
- five oil-supply nozzles are disposed from the upstream side with respect to the rotational direction S of the rotor shaft 2 , including: the first oil-supply nozzle 25 , the second oil-supply nozzle 26 , the third oil-supply nozzle 27 , the fourth oil-supply nozzle 28 , and the fifth oil-supply nozzle 29 .
- the first oil-supply nozzle 25 and the second oil-supply nozzle 26 are disposed aligned in the circumferential direction, on the upstream side of the first bearing pad 30 positioned on the upstream side.
- a gap may be disposed between the second oil-supply nozzle 26 and the upstream end portion of the bearing pad 30 .
- the third oil-supply nozzle 27 and the fourth oil-supply nozzle 28 are disposed aligned in the circumferential direction, between the first bearing pad 30 and the second bearing pad 32 disposed on the downstream side of the first bearing pad 30 .
- a gap may be disposed between the third oil-supply nozzle 27 and the downstream end portion of the first bearing pad 30 .
- a gap may be disposed between the fourth oil-supply nozzle 28 and the upstream end portion of the second bearing pad 32 .
- the fifth oil-supply nozzle 29 is disposed downstream of the second bearing pad 32 .
- a gap may be disposed between the fifth oil-supply nozzle 29 and the second bearing pad 32 .
- a lubricant oil supply passage (not shown) is disposed through the carrier ring 11 .
- Lubricant oil supplied to the lubricant oil supply passage is sent to each of the oil-supply nozzles 25 to 29 , and is injected from each of the oil-supply nozzles 25 to 29 to the vicinity of the bearing pads 30 , 32 .
- the first bearing pad 30 and the second bearing pad 32 are disposed on the radially inner side of the lower half section carrier ring 13 , and are configured to support the rotor shaft 2 from below.
- the first bearing pad 30 is disposed along the outer periphery of the rotor shaft 2 , on the radially inner side of the lower half section carrier ring 13 .
- the second bearing pad 32 is disposed along the outer periphery of the rotor shaft 2 , on the radially inner side of the lower half section carrier ring 13 , downstream of the first bearing pad 30 with respect to the rotational direction S of the rotor shaft 2 .
- first bearing pad 30 and the second bearing pad 32 are disposed on the lower half section carrier ring 13 , and thus it is possible to support the rotor shaft 2 appropriately with the first bearing pad 30 and the second bearing pad 32 .
- the carrier ring 11 has an integrated structure instead of a structure divided into the upper half section carrier ring 12 and the lower half section carrier ring 13 , or has a structure divided into three pieces or more, it is sufficient if the first bearing pad 30 and the second bearing pad 32 are disposed in the lower half region of the carrier ring 11 .
- the first bearing pad 30 and the second bearing pad 32 can indicate any two bearing pads disposed adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction, and not particular bearing pads. For instance, in a configuration where three bearing pads are disposed from the upstream side with respect to the rotational direction S, when focusing on the most upstream bearing pad and the intermediate bearing pad, the most upstream bearing pad is the first bearing pad 30 , and the intermediate bearing pad is the second bearing pad 32 . Alternatively, when focusing on the intermediate bearing pad and the most downstream bearing pad, the intermediate bearing pad is the first bearing pad 30 , and the most downstream bearing pad is the second bearing pad 32 .
- the oil guide portion 40 , 50 includes grooves 17 b , 18 b that extend in the circumferential direction along the side surface of the first bearing pad 30 in at least a part of the extending range of the first bearing pad 30 , in respective regions of the inner peripheral surfaces of the side plates 17 , 18 that are closer to the lower half section carrier ring 13 .
- the grooves 17 b , 18 b are formed by recess portions defined by protruding portions 17 a , 18 a disposed on the inner peripheral surfaces of the respective side plates 17 , 18 and the inner peripheral surfaces of the side plates 17 , 18 closer to the lower half section carrier ring 13 than the protruding portions 17 a , 18 a .
- the protruding portions 17 a , 18 a extend along the outer periphery of the rotor shaft 2 on both sides, with respect to the rotational direction S of the rotor shaft 2 , across the downstream end portion of the first bearing pad 30 .
- the protruding portions 17 a , 18 a on the inner peripheral surfaces of the side plates 17 , 18 along the outer periphery of the rotor shaft 2 , it is possible to form the grooves (recess portions) 17 b , 18 b with a simple configuration.
- the grooves 17 b , 18 b may extend along the outer periphery of the rotor shaft 2 , in a circumferential-directional range including the extending range of the first bearing pad 30 and the second bearing pad 32 .
- the bottom surfaces of the grooves 17 b , 18 b are positioned on the inner side of the outer peripheral surface 30 b of the first bearing pad 30 , with respect to the radial direction of the lower half section carrier ring 13 .
- the grooves 17 b , 18 b are disposed on the inner side of the outer peripheral surface 30 b of the first bearing pad 30 , with respect to the radial direction, and thus it is possible to prevent oil that flows through the grooves 17 b , 18 b from flowing into the outer peripheral surface 30 b of the first bearing pad 30 .
- the bottom surfaces of the grooves 17 b , 18 b may be positioned on the inner side of the outer peripheral surface 32 b of the second bearing pad 32 , with respect to the radial direction of the lower half section carrier ring 13 .
- the bearing device 10 includes grooves 17 b , 18 b that extend in the circumferential direction along the side surface of the first bearing pad 30 in at least a part of the extending range of the first bearing pad 30 , in respective regions of the inner peripheral surfaces of the side plates 17 , 18 that are closer to the lower half section carrier ring 13 .
- the grooves 17 b , 18 b are formed by recess portions defined by protruding portions 17 a , 18 b disposed on the inner peripheral surfaces of the respective side plates 17 , 18 and the inner peripheral surfaces of the side plates 17 , 18 closer to the lower half section carrier ring 13 than the protruding portions 17 a , 18 a .
- the protruding portions 17 a , 18 a extend along the outer periphery of the rotor shaft 2 on both sides, with respect to the rotational direction S of the rotor shaft 2 , across the downstream end portion of the first bearing pad 30 .
- the protruding portion 17 a , 18 a on the inner peripheral surfaces of the side plates 17 , 18 along the outer periphery of the rotor shaft 2 , it is possible to form the grooves (recess portions) 17 b , 18 b with a simple configuration.
- the grooves 17 b , 18 b may extend along the outer periphery of the rotor shaft 2 , in a circumferential-directional range including the extending range of the first bearing pad 30 and the second bearing pad 32 .
- the bottom surfaces of the grooves 17 b , 18 b are positioned on the inner side of the outer peripheral surface 30 b of the first bearing pad 30 , with respect to the radial direction of the lower half section carrier ring 13 .
- the grooves 17 b , 18 b are disposed on the inner side of the outer peripheral surface 30 b of the first bearing pad 30 , with respect to the radial direction, and thus it is possible to prevent oil flowing through the grooves 17 b , 18 b from flowing into the outer peripheral surface 30 b of the first bearing pad 30 .
- the bottom surfaces of the grooves 17 b , 18 b may be positioned on the inner side of the outer peripheral surface 32 b of the second bearing pad 32 , with respect to the radial direction of the lower half section carrier ring 13 .
- the gap between the inner peripheral surface of each side plate 17 , 18 and the outer peripheral surface of the rotor shaft 2 is narrower in a circumferential-directional region which is at least a part of the extending range of the first bearing pad 30 , than in a circumferential-directional range that is upstream of the upstream end portion of the first bearing pad 30 and downstream of the downstream end portion of the second bearing pad 32 .
- the bearing device 10 further includes the oil guide portion 40 , 50 .
- the oil guide portion 40 , 50 is configured to guide oil flowing into the grooves 17 b , 18 b from the gap between the inner peripheral surface 30 a of the first bearing pad 30 and the outer peripheral surface of the rotor shaft 2 , and return the oil to the gap between the downstream end portion of the first bearing pad 30 and the upstream end portion of the second bearing pad 32 .
- the above described oil-supply nozzles (the third oil-supply nozzle 27 and the fourth oil-supply nozzle 28 ) are disposed between the downstream end portion of the first bearing pad 30 and the upstream end portion of the second bearing pad 32 .
- the oil-supply nozzles 27 , 28 have oil injection holes 27 b , 28 b which inject oil, and the injected oil is supplied to the gap between the inner peripheral surface 32 a of the second bearing pad 32 and the outer peripheral surface of the rotor shaft 2 .
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view partially showing a lower half region of the bearing device 10 according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the lower half region of the bearing device 10 shown in FIG. 3 , as seen in the direction C.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the lower half region of the bearing device 10 shown in FIG. 3 , taken along line D-D.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the lower half region of the bearing device 10 shown in FIG. 3 , taken along line E-E.
- the oil guide portion 40 includes a flow guide wall 41 disposed on each of the side plates 17 , 18 so as to protrude toward the lower half section carrier ring 13 in the grooves 17 b , 18 b.
- the flow guide wall 41 has an inclined surface 41 a inclined from a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the rotor shaft 2 so as to become closer to the lower half section carrier ring 13 toward the downstream side with respect to the rotational direction S of the rotor shaft 2 .
- the flow guide wall 41 has a triangular shape including an inclined surface 41 a as a side, in a plan view (view in the C direction of FIG. 3 ).
- the flow guide wall 41 may have a rectangular shape including the inclined surface 41 a .
- the inclined surface 41 a has a planar shape.
- the inclined surface 41 a may have a curved surface shape protruding downstream in the rotational direction S in a plan view.
- the flow guide wall 41 may be disposed upstream of the second bearing pad 32 with respect to the rotational direction S.
- the flow guide wall 41 may be disposed upstream of the second bearing pad 32 and downstream of the first bearing pad 30 with respect to the rotational direction S.
- the oil guide portion 40 includes the flow guide wall 41 disposed on each of the side plates 17 , 18 so as to protrude toward the lower half section carrier ring 13 in the grooves 17 b , 18 b , and thus it is possible to change the flow direction of oil flowing through the grooves 17 b , 18 b toward the center side with respect to the width direction of the second bearing pad 32 , with the flow guide wall 41 .
- the flow guide wall 41 has an inclined surface 41 a inclined from a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the rotor shaft 2 so as to become closer to the lower half section carrier ring 13 toward the downstream side of the rotational direction S of the rotor shaft 2 , and thus it is possible to change the flow direction smoothly without impairing the flow of oil inside the grooves 17 b , 18 b.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view partially showing a lower half region of the bearing device 10 according to another embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the lower half region of the bearing device 10 shown in FIG. 7 , as seen in the direction F.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the lower half region of the bearing device 10 shown in FIG. 7 , taken along line G-G
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the lower half region of the bearing device 10 shown in FIG. 7 , taken along line H-H.
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a modified example of the bearing device 10 shown in FIG. 7 (corresponding to FIG. 4 ).
- FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of another modified example of the bearing device 10 shown in FIG. 7 (corresponding to FIG. 8 ).
- the oil guide portion 50 includes an inner flow passage 53 disposed inside the side plates 17 , 18 so as to bring into communication the oil inlet aperture 51 and the oil outlet aperture 52 each having an opening into the grooves 17 b , 18 b .
- the oil inlet aperture 51 is disposed so as to be positioned by the side of the first bearing pad 30 .
- the oil inlet aperture 51 has an opening on the bottom surface of the grooves 17 b , 18 b (surface facing the rotor), and at least one oil inlet aperture is provided.
- the oil outlet aperture 52 is disposed on a circumferential-directional position between the downstream end portion of the first bearing pad 30 and the upstream end portion of the second bearing pad 32 .
- the oil outlet aperture 52 has an opening on the bottom surface of the grooves 17 b , 18 b (surface facing the rotor shaft 2 ), and at least one oil inlet aperture is provided.
- the inner flow passage 53 includes a plurality of first radial-directional flow passages 53 a extending radially outward from respective oil inlet apertures 51 , a plurality of second radial-directional flow passages 53 b extending radially outward from the respective oil outlet apertures 52 , and a single circumferential-directional flow passage 53 c extending in the circumferential direction and being in communication with the plurality of first radial-directional flow passages 53 a and the plurality of second radial-directional flow passages 53 b.
- the flow of oil (side flow) in the grooves 17 b , 18 b passes through the inner flow passage 53 from the oil inlet aperture 51 by the side of the first bearing pad 30 , and returns into the grooves 17 b , 18 b from the oil outlet aperture 52 disposed between the downstream end portion of the first bearing pad 30 and the upstream end portion of the second bearing pad 32 .
- the side plates 17 , 18 include flange portions 17 e , 18 e protruding inward in the axial direction from the protruding portions 17 a , 18 a , so as to traverse the grooves 17 b , 18 b on the downstream side of the oil outlet aperture 52 . That is, the flange portions 17 e , 18 e are configured to prevent the oil that is returned into the grooves 17 b , 18 b from the oil outlet aperture 52 from flowing in the rotational direction S. Thus, the oil that is returned to the grooves 17 b , 18 b from the oil outlet aperture 52 flows along the axial direction toward the upstream end portion of the second bearing pad 32 . Accordingly, it is possible to introduce the low-temperature oil flowing through the grooves 17 b , 18 b to the upstream side of the second bearing pad 32 .
- the oil outlet aperture 52 may be disposed inclined so as to face toward the center of the bearing device 10 in the axial direction. Accordingly, the low-temperature oil returned to the grooves 17 b , 18 b from the oil outlet aperture 52 has its flow direction turned by the oil outlet aperture 52 , and is introduced smoothly to the upstream side of the second bearing pad 32 .
- an opening portion 54 a may be formed on each side plate 17 , 18 on the downstream side of the first bearing pad 30 and the upstream side of the second bearing pad 32 .
- the protruding portions 17 a , 18 a formed on the side plates 17 , 18 terminate on the downstream side of the first bearing pad 30 and the upstream side of the second bearing pad 32
- protruding portions 17 c , 18 c and protruding portions 17 d , 18 d are disposed so as to protrude inward in the axial direction from the terminating ends of the protruding portions 17 a , 18 a .
- the protruding portion 17 c and the protruding portion 17 d are disposed separated from each other in the circumferential direction, and each wall surface of the protruding portion 17 c and the protruding portion 17 d and the inner peripheral surface of the side plate 17 form the opening portion 54 a .
- the protruding portion 18 c and the protruding portion 18 d are disposed separated from each other in the circumferential direction, and each wall surface of the protruding portion 18 c and the protruding portion 18 d and the inner peripheral surface of the side plate 18 form the opening portion 54 a .
- the opening portion 54 a is formed by a recess portion where an edge portion of the inner peripheral surface side of the side plates 17 , 18 is recessed in the radial direction. Via the opening portion 54 a , the space between the downstream end portion of the first bearing pad 30 and the upstream end portion of the second bearing pad 32 and the outer space of the bearing device 10 are in communication in the axial direction.
- the relatively low-temperature oil flowing through the grooves 17 b , 18 b extending in the circumferential direction along the side surface of the first bearing pad 30 is returned to the gap between the downstream end portion of the first bearing pad 30 and the upstream end portion of the second bearing pad 32 , and thus it is possible to supply the relatively low-temperature oil to the gap between the inner peripheral surface 32 a of the second bearing pad 32 and the outer peripheral surface of the rotor shaft 2 , and to effectively suppress temperature increase of the second bearing pad 32 .
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view along the axial direction of the side plate 17 in another embodiment.
- the fin 17 a ′ is disposed on the inner peripheral surface of the side plate 17 , and extends along the outer periphery of the rotor shaft 2 on both sides, with respect to the rotational direction of the rotor shaft 2 , across the downstream end portion of the first bearing pad 30 .
- the groove 17 b is formed by a recess portion defined by the fin 17 a ′ and the inner peripheral surface of the side plate 17 that is closer to the lower half section carrier ring 13 than the fin 17 a ′. While the side plate 18 is not shown in the drawing, also on the side plate 18 , a groove 18 b is formed by a fin.
- the oil guide portion 40 , 50 returns the side flow to the gap between the downstream end portion of the first bearing pad 30 and the upstream end portion of the second bearing pad 32 in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 to 10
- the return position of the side flow may be between any adjacent bearing portions ( 20 , 21 , 30 , 32 ).
- the side flow may be returned between two bearing portions being adjacent in the circumferential direction.
- the flow guide wall 41 is disposed between the semi-circular bearing portions (guide metals 20 , 21 ) and the first bearing pad 30 , between the first bearing pad 30 and the second bearing pad 32 , and between the second bearing pad 32 and the semi-circular bearing portion (guide metals 20 , 21 ).
- an expression of relative or absolute arrangement such as “in a direction”, “along a direction”, “parallel”, “orthogonal”, “centered”, “concentric” and “coaxial” shall not be construed as indicating only the arrangement in a strict literal sense, but also includes a state where the arrangement is relatively displaced by a tolerance, or by an angle or a distance whereby it is possible to achieve the same function.
- an expression of an equal state such as “same” “equal” and “uniform” shall not be construed as indicating only the state in which the feature is strictly equal, but also includes a state in which there is a tolerance or a difference that can still achieve the same function.
- an expression of a shape such as a rectangular shape or a cylindrical shape shall not be construed as only the geometrically strict shape, but also includes a shape with unevenness or chamfered corners within the range in which the same effect can be achieved.
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Description
- Patent Document 1: WO2010/097990A
- Patent Document 2: JP2016-011698A
- Patent Document 3: JP2009-063015A
- 1 Rotary machine
- 2 Rotor shaft
- 10 Bearing device
- 11 Carrier ring
- 12 Upper half section carrier ring
- 13 Lower half section carrier ring
- 17, 18 Side plate
- 17 a, 18 a Protruding portion
- 17 a′ Fin
- 17 b, 19 b Groove
- 20, 21 Guide metal (semi-circular bearing portion)
- 25 to 29 Oil-supply nozzle
- 30 First bearing pad
- 32 Second bearing pad
- 40 Oil guide portion
- 41 Flow guide wall
- 41 a Inclined surface
- 42 a Opening portion
- 43 Inner flow passage
- 50 Oil guide portion
- 51 Oil inlet aperture
- 52 Oil outlet aperture
- 53 Inner flow passage
- 53 a First radial-directional flow passage
- 53 b Second radial-directional flow passage
- 53 c Circumferential-directional flow passage
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